| 1 Τοτε ηλθε το πνευμα του Θεου επι Αζαριαν τον υιον του Ωδηδ? | 1 The Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded, |
| 2 και εξηλθεν εις συναντησιν του Ασα και ειπε προς αυτον, Ακουσατε μου, Ασα και πας ο Ιουδας και ο Βενιαμιν? Ο Κυριος ειναι με σας, οταν σεις εισθε μετ' αυτου? και εαν εκζητητε αυτον, θελει ευρεθη εις εσας? εαν ομως εγκαταλειψητε αυτον, θελει σας εγκαταλειψει? | 2 and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The LORD is with you, while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. |
| 3 πολυν μεν καιρον εσταθη ο Ισραηλ χωρις του αληθινου Θεου και χωρις ιερεως διδασκοντος και χωρις νομου? | 3 For a long time Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law; |
| 4 οτε ομως εν τη στενοχωρια αυτων επεστρεψαν εις Κυριον τον Θεον του Ισραηλ και εξεζητησαν αυτον, ευρεθη εις αυτους? | 4 but when in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them. |
| 5 και κατ' εκεινους τους καιρους δεν ητο ειρηνη εις τον εξερχομενον και εις τον εισερχομενον, αλλ' ησαν μεγαλαι ταραχαι επι παντας τους κατοικους των τοπων? | 5 In those times there was no peace to him who went out or to him who came in, for great disturbances afflicted all the inhabitants of the lands. |
| 6 και εφθειρετο εθνος υπο εθνους και πολις υπο πολεως? διοτι ο Θεος κατεθλιβεν αυτους εν παση στενοχωρια? | 6 They were broken in pieces, nation against nation and city against city, for God troubled them with every sort of distress. |
| 7 σεις δε ενδυναμουσθε, και ας μη ηναι εκλελυμεναι αι χειρες σας? διοτι θελει εισθαι μισθος εις το εργον σας. | 7 But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded." |
| 8 Και οτε ηκουσεν ο Ασα τους λογους τουτους και την προφητειαν Ωδηδ του προφητου, ενεδυναμωθη και απεβαλε τα βδελυγματα εκ πασης της γης Ιουδα και Βενιαμιν και εκ των πολεων, τας οποιας ελαβεν εκ του ορους Εφραιμ, και ανενεωσε το θυσιαστηριον του Κυριου, το κατ' εμπροσθεν του προναου του Κυριου. | 8 When Asa heard these words, the prophecy of Azariah the son of Oded, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities which he had taken in the hill country of Ephraim, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that was in front of the vestibule of the house of the LORD. |
| 9 Και συνηγαγε παντα τον Ιουδαν και τον Βενιαμιν, και τους παροικουντας μετ' αυτων εκ του Εφραιμ και Μανασση και εκ του Συμεων? διοτι πολλοι εκ του Ισραηλ προσεχωρησαν εις αυτον, ιδοντες οτι Κυριος ο Θεος αυτου ητο μετ' αυτου. | 9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were sojourning with them, for great numbers had deserted to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him. |
| 10 Και συνηχθησαν εις Ιερουσαλημ κατα τον τριτον μηνα του δεκατου πεμπτου ετους της βασιλειας του Ασα. | 10 They were gathered at Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa. |
| 11 Και προσεφεραν θυσιας εις τον Κυριον, κατα την ημεραν εκεινην, εκ των λαφυρων τα οποια εφεραν, επτακοσιους βοας και επτα χιλιαδας προβατων. | 11 They sacrificed to the LORD on that day, from the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep. |
| 12 Και εισηλθον εις συνθηκην να εκζητησωσι Κυριον τον Θεον των πατερων αυτων, εξ ολης της καρδιας αυτων και εξ ολης της ψυχης αυτων? | 12 And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul; |
| 13 και πας οστις δεν εκζητηση Κυριον τον Θεον του Ισραηλ να θανατονηται, απο μικρου εως μεγαλου, απο ανδρος εως γυναικος. | 13 and that whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman. |
| 14 Και ωμοσαν προς τον Κυριον εν φωνη μεγαλη και εν αλαλαγμω και εν σαλπιγξι και εν κερατιναις. | 14 They took oath to the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with horns. |
| 15 Και πας ο Ιουδας ευφρανθη εις τον ορκον? διοτι ωμοσαν εξ ολης της καρδιας αυτων και εξεζητησαν αυτον μεθ' ολης της θελησεως αυτων? και ευρεθη εις αυτους? και εδωκεν εις αυτους ο Κυριος αναπαυσιν κυκλοθεν. | 15 And all Judah rejoiced over the oath; for they had sworn with all their heart, and had sought him with their whole desire, and he was found by them, and the LORD gave them rest round about. |
| 16 Ετι δε Μααχα, την μητερα του βασιλεως Ασα, απεβαλεν αυτην του να ηναι βασιλισσα, επειδη εκαμεν ειδωλον εις αλσος? και κατεκοψεν ο Ασα το ειδωλον αυτης και συνετριψε και εκαυσεν αυτο εις τον χειμαρρον Κεδρων. | 16 Even Maacah, his mother, King Asa removed from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for Asherah. Asa cut down her image, crushed it, and burned it at the brook Kidron. |
| 17 Οι υψηλοι ομως τοποι δεν αφηρεθησαν απο του Ισραηλ? πλην η καρδια του Ασα ητο τελεια πασας τας ημερας αυτου. | 17 But the high places were not taken out of Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was blameless all his days. |
| 18 Και εφερεν εις τον οικον του Θεου τα αφιερωματα του πατρος αυτου και τα εαυτου αφιερωματα, αργυρον και χρυσον και σκευη. | 18 And he brought into the house of God the votive gifts of his father and his own votive gifts, silver, and gold, and vessels. |
| 19 Και δεν εγεινε πολεμος εως του τριακοστου πεμπτου ετους της βασιλειας του Ασα. | 19 And there was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa. |
